Birmingham Americans

Birmingham Americans

First Season
1974
Team History
Birmingham Americans (1974)
Conference/Division
World Football League (1974) Central Division (1974)
Venue
Legion Field (1974)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Birmingham Americans were a professional American football team located in Birmingham, Alabama. They were members of the four-team Central Division of the World Football League (WFL). The Americans, founded in late December 1973, folded after only one season. Most of the team's assets were seized to pay back taxes; failed lawsuits to recover the signing bonus money kept the team in the headlines long after the WFL was itself defunct. The Americans were replaced as the Birmingham WFL franchise for the 1975 season by a new team called the Birmingham Vulcans.

Publications

Programs by season

1970s

Date	Opponent	Venue
1974
July 17	at New York Stars	Downing Stadium
August 7	vs. Detroit Wheels	Legion Field
August 14	vs. The Hawaiians	Legion Field
August 21	at Jacksonville Sharks	Gator Bowl
August 29	at Chicago Fire	Soldier Field
September 7	vs. Chicago Fire	Legion Field
September 11	at Memphis Southmen	Memphis Memorial Stadium
October 2	at The Hawaiians	Honolulu Stadium
October 9	vs. Portland Storm	Legion Field
October 16	at Southern California Sun	Anaheim Stadium

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